Prevalence of high body mass index among children and teens remains steady
Sunday, January 17, 2010 - 08:21
in Psychology & Sociology
The prevalence of high weight among children and teens in the US (i.e., at or above the 95th percentile), ranges from approximately 10 percent to 18 percent, although these rates appear to have remained relatively stable over the past 10 years, except for an increase for 6- to 19-year-old boys who are at the very heaviest weight levels, according to a new study.